Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe the interest gas moved to tweaking electronic controls and turbocharging. There are a fair number of tweaked Japanese cars and BMW's raising decibal levels. On Wed, Aug 24, 2022, 9:11 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Restoration is a hobby that is aging out, at least around here. We have an > annual car show, and while it still gets hundreds of entries, I see less > poking under the hoods anymore. > > Prices are going down on restored classics as well. > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 8:29 AM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > Restoration of old American cars is pretty well supported. When my > > niece graduated from UofI we stayed a few miles away. The road to the > > university went by a salvage yard that specialized in old American Iron. > > From the hulks seen over the fence you could rebuild any american car > from > > the 30's to the early 60's from the odd bit of chrome to the plastic lamp > > housings that have mostly been destroyed by UV. > > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 7:41 AM Christopher Crawford < > > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > > > > Yeah, it needs some restoration work. The paint is faded and dull, but > it > > > didn't look like it had any rust, which is pretty amazing. > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Crawford > > > Fine Art Photography > > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > > 260-437-8990 > > > > > > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > > > https://sx70project.com The Polaroid SX-70 Project > > > > > > https://crawfordphotoschool.com Learn From Me > > > > > > ?On 8/24/22, 8:01 AM, "LUG on behalf of Don Dory via LUG" > > > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf > > > of > > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > > > I'm impressed that it is not all customized but relatively stock. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 6:23 AM Christopher Crawford < > > > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > > > > > > This 1955 Chevrolet was sitting in front of a business in the > > > Waynedale > > > > area of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I photographed it in the early > > evening. > > > > > > > > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=3849 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Chris Crawford > > > > > > > > Fine Art Photography > > > > > > > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > > > > > > > 260-437-8990 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://sx70project.com The Polaroid SX-70 Project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://crawfordphotoschool.com Learn From Me > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Don > > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > -- > > Don > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information